Isn’t she a natural?
The Duke crossed his legs with a satisfied smile and a hand on his knee.
“Isn’t that Marina girl quite useful?”
The Duke laughed, teasing his wife as if she couldn’t recognize the clear implication even when a competent maid brought them such information.
“Just as you said. She is worth keeping.”
The Duke arrogantly ordered Mrs. Hirst.
“See if Arien has a mushroom allergy. But, be careful not to feed him too many mushrooms, it could be dangerous.”
He added generously.
“Just keep it in mind.”
They wouldn’t want to accidentally kill their precious Arien.
The Duke, full of confidence, lifted his chin as if he already had Arien’s life in his hands.
[This is the time separator]Upon returning, Arien received a report from Lionel about how Marina had spent her time while he was away.
“She was sleeping in a dress. She woke up later than usual.”
“….”
Only then did Arien realize he had forgotten to ask a maid to change Marina’s clothes.
He had not been in the right mind.
As Arien listened silently, Lionel’s report continued.
“She didn’t seem to be in bad shape. After changing her clothes, the waiting doctor checked her forehead wound. He said the dressing is finished today. The wound has healed.”
“….Is that so?”
“Yes. It healed nicely without a scar. But….”
Lionel’s voice continued.
“I am a little worried about the conversation she had with the doctor afterwards. It might be nothing, but….”
Arien, leaning against the chair, urged him to continue with his gaze.
“The doctor said he has a lecture tour next week, and he will send his son instead.”
Arien’s gaze subtly changed.
“….”
A continuing gaze.
The report continued.
“He said he would bring his son to check on you and thank you for the new job. He apologized for not being able to thank you for giving his son a job. He said his son is adjusting well.”
“….”
Arien chuckled and put a cigar in his mouth.
“What did his wife say?”
As Arien lit his cigar and looked at him, Lionel continued his report.
“She said she was relieved. She asked if there were any difficulties. The doctor said that because the patient is healthy and always treated kindly, it’s not difficult to work. That was the conversation.”
“….”
Arien silently exhaled the smoke.
Lionel’s report continued.
“After that, as usual, she drank her medicine tea, and the doctor left.”
“….”
Arien slowly smoked a cigar in his place.
And then, after patting Lionel’s shoulder with a gentle smile and saying “well done,” he went back into his room.
[This is the time separator]“….”
“….”
Honestly, Marina had no expertise in makeup.
She vaguely sensed that Olivia’s makeup technique was amazing, but that was it.
Like any other great technique, it looks easy when a professional does it, but it’s impossible to imitate and never comes out the same when you try.
“….”
But even the inexperienced Marina knew that this wasn’t it.
“….Brodie?”
“I, I’m sorry!”
Brodie was trying hard, painting and rubbing various things, but he just couldn’t get that feeling right.
He couldn’t even make her look ‘normally pretty’ with a clean and innocent look as he usually did.
The highlight on her nose made it sparkle like the railing of a staircase, and the excessive blush on her cheeks made her look as if she had been slapped.
Her eyelids, thickly coated with golden pearl, were so sparkling they looked like a silk moth dusted with gold powder, and her lips, painted with a red hue that didn’t match the gold, were too much.
Brodie, flustered by the excessive blush, started to smudge and erase it, causing the clumped powder to streak and crack.
The more Brodie touched with his flustered hands, the stranger it got.
“……”
“……”
Reyna thought she had to stop Brodie now.
“Brodie, this is……”
Thump.
Then, Arthur and Lionel entered as the door opened.
Gasp.
Brodie, who was reapplying blush to Reyna’s cheeks, gasped and froze.
“……”
Arthur’s gaze traveled past the mirror to Reyna.
“……”
Upon seeing Reyna’s face, Lionel stopped behind Arthur, gasping in surprise.
“……”
Unknowingly, Reyna raised her hand to cover her mouth.
“……”
Brodie already knew something had gone wrong.
Shaking, Brodie dropped the brush and knelt down, his voice choked with emotion.
“I’m, I’m sorry, miss!”
Reyna, taken aback, looked down at Brodie who was kneeling.
“Please, please don’t abandon me.”
Reyna quickly helped him to his feet.
“It’s, it’s okay. It’s okay. How can you always be perfect? Sometimes, mistakes happen……”
Reyna spoke, but she was also wary of Arthur’s reaction and felt embarrassed.
Should I be consoling Brodie like this in front of these men?
If I were Lady Christina, I would never have forgiven this……
But Duke Arthur, Sir Lionel, and Brodie all know that I’m not Lady Christina, so I couldn’t just throw Brodie under the bus while I was acting out my possession method as Christina.
I don’t know. I don’t know anything anymore.
I want to cry too.
Reyna comforted Brodie while breaking out in cold sweat.
“It’s okay. I told you it’s okay! It’s unique and I like it.”
Sniffle.
Behind her, Sir Lionel coughed awkwardly, trying to suppress his embarrassed laughter.
He then avoided her gaze, bowed his head, and bit his lip.
Reyna’s face was shocking enough to make a seasoned knight falter.
“……”
Arthur signaled Lionel to leave, and once Lionel bowed and retreated, he entered the room alone.
“You’ve worked hard. You can leave now.”
He also directed a dismissal towards Brodie.
“Yes, yes, but I, I need to finish the lady’s makeup……”
Brodie stuttered and choked up as he spoke about the unfinished task.
Arthur gave a small smile.
“It’s okay. You can leave. I’ll do it.”
What? Do what?
Arthur gestured towards the door.
“Leave.”
“……”
Both Reyna and Brodie were devastated, but Brodie couldn’t insist anymore.
Since the incident at the meal a few days ago, Brodie and Marina had been a little scared of Arthur.
Brodie looked at Reyna with desperate eyes while stealthily avoiding Arthur.
Don’t abandon me……
“……”
And with a nod, he backtracked out of the room.
“……”
“……”
Only the two of them remained in the room.
In front of Reyna, who was covering half of her face with one hand and didn’t know what to do in her ridiculous makeup, Arthur silently removed his gloves.
“……”
Reyna, sitting at the vanity, avoided Arthur’s gaze.
She wanted to quickly erase this embarrassing makeup.
Swoosh.
Arthur pulled up a chair and sat down close to Reyna.
They were so close that their knees could overlap, and Reyna looked at him awkwardly, feeling tense.
Cold Male Lead Became My Clingy Husband (Female-Dominant)
Feng Bai Su transmigrated into a matriarchal novel, becoming the sister of the female protagonist and the Seventh Princess of the Feng Ling Kingdom.
After working herself to death in her previous life, finally reincarnating as a princess, she only wanted to be a lazy fish who could eat, sleep, and play.
Until she met the male protagonist from the book, Wei Jing Mo, and he took a liking to her!
Wei Jing Mo is the top young man in Feng Ling City, talented in both appearance and ability, from a prestigious family, with a cold and otherworldly appearance, a figure like the bright moon in the hearts of noble ladies. It was thought that only the most powerful and talented noble lady in Feng Ling City would be worthy of such a brilliant young man. Who knew that this young gentleman would secretly admire the infamous Seventh Princess?
Short scene 1:
Feng Bai Su looked at the young man crying like a pear blossom in the rain before her, and couldn’t help but doubt her life.
Wasn’t the male lead described as a cold and otherworldly figure in the book?
Then who was this poor little thing crying with swollen red eyes and tear-stained face?
Short scene 2:
Wei Jing Mo stared intently at Feng Bai Su who was about to go out, wanting to say, “Be careful on the road.”
Before he could speak, Feng Bai Su suddenly bent down and bit his cheek.
Her peach blossom eyes were full of disdain: “Tsk! You’re so clingy!”
Wei Jing Mo: “…”
A talented fox spirit female lead with a flirtatious appearance but actually abstinent VS A cold-looking but actually naive and clingy little jealous male lead
